Nick Carter vs. Ken Crosby — Career Comparison

Nick Carter
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Crosby
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Crosby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 8.41 and 2.213 for Ken Crosby. By the career numbers, Nick Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Carter and Ken Crosby

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.08
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.97
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.6
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
13.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.28
13.28
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.52
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.52
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
34.71
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
46.92
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.86
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
31.9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
38.51
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.92
46.92

Fielding Stats for Nick Carter and Ken Crosby

Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.07
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.25
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.43
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.28
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Carter and Ken Crosby

Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
420
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.34
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
199
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-20.83
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
178.28
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Ken Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA